From ac6875fcaa2c22e36554782a36aba456b11faea3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 01:38:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Minor clarifications. --- man/display.texi | 18 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/display.texi b/man/display.texi index bc7dd4d5e03..98238cc1f48 100644 --- a/man/display.texi +++ b/man/display.texi @@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ terminals. @xref{Display Custom}. @item mode-line-inactive Like @code{mode-line}, but used for mode lines of the windows other than the selected one (if @code{mode-line-in-non-selected-windows} is -non-@code{nil}). +non-@code{nil}). This face inherits from @code{mode-line}, so changes +in that face affect mode lines in all windows. @item header-line Similar to @code{mode-line} for a window's header line. Most modes don't use the header line, but the Info mode does. @@ -790,13 +791,16 @@ Emacs.mode-line.AttributeBox: off @end example @cindex non-selected windows, mode line appearance -@vindex mode-line-in-non-selected-windows - By default, the mode line of non-selected windows is displayed in a + By default, the mode line of nonselected windows is displayed in a different face, called @code{mode-line-inactive}. Only the selected -window is displayed in the @code{mode-line} face. When you type at -the minibuffer prompt, the window in @code{minibuffer-scroll-window} -is considered to be the selected window. You can disable this -behavior by setting the value of the variable +window is displayed in the @code{mode-line} face. This helps show +which window is selected. When the minibuffer is selected, since +it has no mode line, the window from which you activated the minibuffer +has its mode line displayed using @code{mode-line}; as a result, +ordinary entry to the minibuffer does not change any mode lines. + +@vindex mode-line-in-non-selected-windows + You can disable use of @code{mode-line-inactive} by setting variable @code{mode-line-in-non-selected-windows} to @code{nil}; then all mode lines are displayed in the @code{mode-line} face. -- 2.39.2